General Chat

Afternoon :-)

Oh, so they are little fleabags are they David. :-0 Hopefully with treatment the beasties will soon be gone. Yes, I bet you melt a bit when you see their sweet little faces......nothing cuter than little kittens!!

Well, we didn't get the printer.......it sounded a bit of a faff to set it for card......so we are having another think!! OH's eye drops didn't blur his vision for long and the results were fine so he is pleased about that........now just to hunt for new specs he likes.......MORE EXPENSE as F would say!! Three out of four of the pay and display car park machines weren't working today........by the time you've tramped from one to another when it's hot you feel worn out.

That's a good way to cook Ruby, it's always nice if you can cook extra or something else as well for another time. I like the sound of fried Okra. I often see it for sale on our market but didn't know what to do with it!! I might get some now and try that. What is your eldest grandson studying?

Jane I'm in shorts and strappy top now........I was so hot while we were out earlier!! Still, the washing is all drying nicely. :-)

I suddenly remembered last night that the gripe water my sister had as a baby was Dinnefords.......the name came into my head and then that it was the gripe water......why should that spring to mind like that I wonder?? It seems when you think of nothing, all sorts come to mind!! :-)

Hello Jane and all,

I haven't been up for long!!!

I have to go for my annual eye exam today, and it suddenly dawned on me last night, that I wouldn't be able to drive myself because I won't be able to see when I come out, so had to call my sis. I always have to take her.

I am planning a tea party for this coming Saturday - just our family. The fellows won't come. It's not their idea of fun. I used to have them when we were at the old house. It had huge rooms and wide porches, and was perfect. This house is modern, much easier to take care of, but much smaller. I have a screened porch on the back of the house, so if it's not too hot, some of us can use that. GD helped me make some invitations on the computer. She has it in an old fashioned frame with flowered wallpaper behind it. It'll be a lot of fun. We dress crazy and wear hats. I'm going to glue silk flowers around a straw hat.

I was wondering how it would be if I made scones ahead of time and froze them, and then just re=heated them in the oven. Would they be good? I'm going to have fresh strawberries and cream. Dau is making the sandwiches; sister is making trifle and sausage rolls, and I'm making orange pound cake, fresh fruit salad, and madeleines. Also punch for those who don't drink hot tea. Am I missing anything?

I believe we have had the wettest summer ever recorded here - every afternoon we get rain. It has certainly helped to keep the temp down and made the summer more bearable for me.

I do hope Fiona's Katherine had a good interview, and that Jane's dau. is able to find a nice place to live. I envy Mel living out in the English countryside like that. I've often thought that I should have married a farmer.

Bye for now,
Rubyx

Cooeeeeeee! Where is everyone today ???

Oh dear David ! Are we scratching ;-)...I'm sure little kittens fleas will go eventually.Maybe they just need some extra treatment.You love the little dears really don't you :-D :-D

Another lovely day here.I am not going out anywhere today so shorts on and ready to start weeding the patio again :-S

Have we all got good weather today?

Little fleas have smaller fleas
upon their backs to bite them
And smaller fleas have smaller fleas
and so on ad infinitum.


Any one want some kittens?

Yes fingers all crossed for Katherine tomorrow. :-D

Mandy, it seems like AUTUMN has arrived doesn't it, although it's supposed to be very hot again by friday around here. Today the garden centre was piled high with boxes of christmas stuff ready to be opened!! Aarrggghhh!!

William, OH has done a bit of clearing out in the shed and garage today too. It's bin day tomorrow so he's put out a pile of flattened cardboard boxes for them. We can actually SEE straight through the garage now, but we really need to go through EVERYTHING in there......what a job that will be!!

I spent ages at PC *orld today, sorting out a new printer that will tick all the boxes for us both. I was lucky to get a very helpful young student who really knew his stuff and he showed me one that does everything we want, is cheaper than I expected and will fit nicely in the space where the old one is. We are picking it up tomorrow when I drive OH to his eye test that needs eye drops. Hope he'll be able to see what he's putting on his plate at the carvery after!!

Frank should be in Rutland having a relax now!! :-D I must get over there again sometime for another ride on the Rutland Belle on Rutland Water.

That's good that Hannah has felt able to make a start looking for a flat share Jane. It will help when she has sorted that out and has her own 'base' again.

Off to bed now.......hope the dog next door doesn't wake me tomorrow....it was 6.00am this morning. :-S I think she just lets him out when she gets up and leaves him out till she's ready to set off for work so he doesn't get in her way. :-S

Mandy ,one house she has seen sounded great but she says she doesn't think she can afford it.(need to find out from her exactly what is what).The second house was 3 30year something girls who think they are students and like to party a lot,so that was a no no.It's early days .Just the first day of looking .
How strange you have no birds .They are definitely all here lol It's just crazy.But lovely :-D.One of the Robins is so friendly but looks so tatty.I wondered if it might be my old' Buster'.I can get within a foot of him and he just sits and listens to me talking to him lol. Chris and James just think I am a mad old bird woman :-S.If my neighbour hears me ,then no doubt she would think the same.

I'm ready for bed now so will see you all in the morning x

Good luck for your daughter tomorrow Fiona !

I think all our birds must be round at yours Jane ,we haven't had many in the garden lately ,i though it might be that they haven't the young to feed now, i've had fat balls in the holder for a couple of weeks now and they haven't touched them .

Have you heard from Hannah ? any luck with the house sharing ?

The nights are really pulling in now ,dark here by half past eight ,i hate it when you have to close the curtains early .

Mel i haven't seen the hogs either ,for some reason it wouldn't play !! :-(

Hi everyone,

I see everyone has been having GR problem. One reason that I couldn't get on here till tonight.

So Frank is in Rutland eh. I could have got him to look up some my very ancient relatives. Our family goes back there in the 1700's and they were tailors. From what somebody locate told me, there quite a few of them, which made it difficult to track specific ones.

We had a nice day yesterday. Our eldest grandson came after work and had dinner with us around 3pm then we sat in the garden in the sunshine chatting until after 6pm. It was really super.

Tomorrow, Carmel's sister is visiting from Ireland with her chap on a whistle stop. The time will go so fast and they always have a lot to catch up on.

I didn't know it was a Bank holiday either Jane. Not going to work anymore, you forget about these things, but they don't mean much to us anyway.

Been busy today sorting out my shed after a long winter. Chucked out no end of stuff I never use and moved a lot of wood to the garage. I could do with a new shed really preferably relocated to the bottom of the garden


C Y A L - if I can get on.

What is going on with GR????? I have just had to sign in and it took me back to 2010 :-S :-S
James finally got me back on the laptop after sorting out the password.There is one good thing when I can't use the computer and that is I get a lot more done here lol

Thanks Ruby for your words for Hannah.It is just so sad all this.But she is going to see two house shares this evening.One at 6.15 and another at 7.She will ring later and let us know what they are like .She is just at a cafe having a drink and biscuit.

Ann ,I think there could be all sorts of reasons why your FIL has a shake in his hand and arm.Hopefully it is nothing drastic.Fancy your MIL thinking it's funny :-S
They must spend a fortune on taxis for no real reason .As the driver said they could have bought one buy now lol.

I see I have missed Frank.I didn't know he was off to Rutland today.
I still haven't seen any pics of your Hogs Mel.I haven't managed to get Freeview :-S

It's been a lovely day and the garden is so busy with birds .They seem to all be going a bit crazy at the moment .Loads of Blue tits .I don't know where they all come from .There are so many.

I hadn't realised it is Bank Holiday Weekend coming up.This month has just gone in a flash.
Must get dinner started now.Hopefully BBL

Hello everyone,

I too had to sign in this morning, but I don't usually have near the problems getting on the site that you all do. When I played on the games thread I did. It was just too frustrating.

What a huge meal Frank! I don't cook that way any more since it's just me. In fact I usually cook on Friday or Saturday for Sunday's main meal since I'm at church. On Saturday I made potato salad and cooked a chicken breast towards my Sunday meal. When I got home yesterday I sliced some tomatoes and cucumber and sprinkled some Italian dressing over them, and then fried a pan of okra until it was brown and crispy - scrumptious, and that was it. I cook one or two things every day, but enough to do for two or three days, and then just add to it. Makes it easy.

Jane, I thought about your daughter last night when I watched Larkrise. It was the episode where Laura overheard her dad and Fisher Bloom talking, and she realized that Fisher wouldn't be happy settling down in one place. She was so heart-broken. That episode always makes me cry because I too remember how it felt to go through a breakup. I was very young, and I thought my world had come to an end. I am so sorry for the hurt Hannah is feeling.

Our students go back to school this week. Eldest grandson will go back to Uni for his final year. He worked this summer, delivering pizzas for Domi*o's .One GD also goes back for her final year, and another GD goes for her third year. I have three GD's married. Actually, the eldest is already divorced. I have 7 GD's and 2 GS's.

I'd better get moving. Thank you everyone who sent pictures. I'll send some of the local area soon.

Rubyx

O Mandy I a sorry to hear hubbies brother passed away. That must have been a terrible shock for him. A nice sit on the beach can aalways do you good when troubled by something. I hope he feels better about it today.

Afternoon all,

Nice day here, really hot in the sun.

Hubby's not to bad Jane ,he's gone off to work to keep busy ,i expect we'll hear in a day or two when the funeral will be.

Better get stuck into some jobs this afternoon ,with going out for days last week i didn't do much in the house ,i did put the hoover round one day but that's about all.

Got two bites ,one on each arm last night when i went out to water ,they are driving me nuts !!! and i've put some cream on them too.
We've also had quite a few wasps in the house the last couple of days .

BBL

Morning All, Evening Kim.

Yes Ann, it can be a rise in temperature or a drop in temperature, it's because of the nerve endings in the scalp being inflamed,
all the shops have their air conditioning still on, especially the supermarkets , A/C or next to the freezer cabinets does it. or when the temp goes up outside and I'm sitting in a friends car when the sun comes through the window
mind you I'm sleeping at night so that's something to be thankful for.

Katherine's interview is sometime tomorrow, don't know what time?

sunny here, at the moment :-D :-D

We think Matteo said Mamma yesterday, but it could be he's just making sounds in his little way, :-D :-D

Morning all/Evening Kim.

I had to sign up for genes this morning as though I was a new customer. I could not get into our site for over an hour.

We has a great afternoon/evening with John He came about 4.00 and bought some beers and a bottle of Red, to go with what Ros had bought. We had a beer while dinner was finishing off in the kitchen.

The lamb was so moist and full of flavour. My roasts and parsnips were to die for. I did individual Yorkshires, and they turned out the best I have made for ages. about three inches high and full of air. I know John can eat well, so I dished him up a dinner that I couldn't even look at, let alone eat it :-D :-D :-D Ros and my dinner would have fitted on his plate. He cleared the lot. We had a break for half hour, then stuck into thre Apple pie and Vanilla custard. Another break and out came the Stilton. We sat round the table eating and drinking till way passed 9.00 pm. When he decided he would toddle off home for an early night.

Just lost two paragraphs Don't know where they went.

I was saying we are going uo to Rutland this afternoon, and staying over. So I won't be around.

Conrad goes back to Spain on Wednesday. The Villas and apartments are selling well, and they aren't built yet. Lets hope it continues.

Mel, those hogs look right little bruisers. knocking each other around like that. is it just playful ???

Glad James saw Hannah settled into her "NEW HOME" and that she will be well looked after, and comfortable. How long will it take her to get to and from work each day. ??? Please give her my love when you next speak. I have known about her for so long, I feel as though I know her <3 <3

Off to pick more beans, courgettes and cucumbers.

Hi what a palarver I have had this morning trying to get on here.

I have had to register four times , change the browser I have tried to get in here on, and just kept getting register for free come up. Filled it all in again and so on.

Morning/Evening All
Having to do this on my phone as Im locked out from my laptop.It won't accept my password.So will have to wait and see if Chris can pop home at lunch time and sort it out.

Mandy ,how is Colin this morning?I expect the shock of his Brothers death is still sinking in. :-(

It is a lovely morning washing out and Im just nipping into town.BBL

Nothing "disappears" Ann, it's there somewhere,have another look.


Night night

Oh David that made me smile......a bit close to home!! I often tell OH that something is wherever he put it. If it turns out I have moved it, I have to eat humble pie and apologise......to his delight!! :-S ;-) He isn't very good at looking though.....can't see what's under his nose sometimes. lol.

I can't find a scart lead for a DVD player we have anywhere and I know we have one!! It's so frustrating when things disappear.

Yes, I suppose he'd be half expecting to hear something about his sister Mandy, but not about his fit and well brother.

Thanks Maureen, I wasn't sure if it was the last one or not!

Fiona, is it the cold air then that makes your head worse? It must be very wearing having these headaches all the time. I hope the increased dose helps. I can't imagine you being a druggie!!!

Best wishes to Katherine on her next interview......she's done well to keep trying and to get an interview and be in with a chance!! She needs to keep her hopes up. :-) :-)